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hurskasteleva — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • holier-than-thou adjective Behaving as though you are morally better than everyone else, in a way others find smug and irritating.
  • sanctimonious adj Acting as though one is morally superior to others, especially in a smug or hypocritical way.
  • self-righteous adjective Convinced of your own moral superiority, and making it plain in a way others find insufferable.

Senses

hurskasteleva is used for these senses in English:

  • holier-than-thou (derogatory) Hypocritically or self-righteously pious; sanctimonious; smugly morally superior.
  • sanctimonious Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.
  • self-righteous Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic.

Related Finnish words